EP2183661A1 - Verfahren zur bestimmung der position eines betätigungselements, insbesondere eines fingers, eines nutzers in einem kraftfahrzeug und positionsbestimmungsvorrichtung - Google Patents
Verfahren zur bestimmung der position eines betätigungselements, insbesondere eines fingers, eines nutzers in einem kraftfahrzeug und positionsbestimmungsvorrichtungInfo
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- the invention relates to a method for determining the position of an actuating element, in particular a finger, of a user in a motor vehicle when approaching a surface having the features of the preamble of patent claim 1 and a position-determining device having the features of the preamble of patent claim 11.
- a high-frequency encoder signal is generated via a signal generator.
- This is capacitively coupled into a user sitting on a vehicle seat.
- the arrangement of the signal generator is therefore preferably provided on the vehicle seat.
- sensors are arranged on or around the surface. When the finger approaches these sensors, a capacitance in the signal circuit of the signal generator, users, sensors, which in turn are connected or coupled to the signal generator via the vehicle, changes.
- the change in capacitance which may be understood as a change in a received signal strength of the encoder signal transmitted over the user's body, is a measure of a distance of the user's finger from the corresponding sensor.
- Other sensor systems may be designed according to other principles, but in each case a signal strength of the transmitted via the user RF signal is evaluated. Based on the known positions of the sensors and the individual sensor signals, which each indicate a measure of a distance of the body part from the corresponding sensor, the position of the body part can be determined by triangulation.
- Position determination units are often used in motor vehicles in connection with display and operating devices which are arranged in a center console between a driver's seat and a passenger seat.
- the position determination units are used with such display and control devices, which include a display area.
- the position determination unit is then used to determine an approach of a user's finger relative to the display area. Due to the arrangement between the driver's seat and the passenger seat, however, an approach of the finger is usually not perpendicular to the display surface. Rather, the approach is in most cases at an oblique angle. Since the sensors are disposed around or spaced from the display surface, the finger is not always the body part closest to one of the sensors.
- Fig. 1a to 1d four situations are shown in which a user approximates each of his right index finger 1 to different touch positions 2-5 designed as a touchscreen display surface 6, which is arranged right in front of him.
- sensors 8-11 are each arranged at vertices.
- the contact situation according to FIG. 1a in which the user touches the touch position 2 located in the lower left corner with the right index finger 1, none of the sensors 8-11 is significantly disturbed by another body part.
- the arranged at the bottom left corner sensor 8 is influenced by a hand 12 and a forearm 13 of the user.
- the invention is therefore based on the technical problem that the position determination is not satisfactorily solved in the prior art.
- the object of the invention is therefore, a to provide improved position determining device and an improved method for determining the position of an actuating element, in particular a finger, a user in a motor vehicle when approaching a surface.
- the invention is based on the basic idea that, based on the sensor signals, which are a measure for a distance of the sensor from an object, for example a body part, in a first step, only a center of gravity position of the object (for example of the body part) is determined, which to this Surface is approximated.
- This center of gravity position deviates from the position of the actuating element, for example the position of the finger.
- the deviation between the center of gravity position and the position of the actuating element (for example the finger position) in turn depends on the determined center of gravity position.
- the user always holds such a pencil or rod the same if he uses it as an actuating element.
- the object thus always comprises a body part and possibly also a “foreign body” actuating element instead of an "endogenous" actuating element.
- the invention thus proposes a method comprising the following steps: detecting sensor signals of contactlessly measuring sensors, wherein the sensor signals are a measure of a distance of an object, in particular of a body part of the user, from a corresponding sensor position and determining the position of the actuating element (finger) on the basis of sensor signals of the sensors, wherein based on the sensor signals, first a center of gravity position of the object (body part) approaching with the actuating element (finger) is determined, and taking into account the center of gravity position, the position of the actuating element (finger) is calculated.
- Advantage of this method is that the position of the actuating element (finger) can be determined much more accurate.
- the more specific position of the actuator (finger) can be better utilized to affect a user interface displayed on the display surface.
- a touch position during approach can be better anticipated.
- located in the region of the anticipated touch position controls for triggering by a touch can be displayed enlarged to increase a hit probability of the user.
- a more precise position of the actuator (finger) may also be used to advantage in other ways to control a user interface. For example, moving elements, enlarging and / or reducing, etc., depending on the respective position of the actuating element (the respective finger position) to be designed depending.
- different actions depending on the determined position of the actuating element (finger) can be triggered.
- the detection of the sensor signals comprises the following steps: generating an RF signal; Coupling the RF signal into the user; Transmitting the RF signal over the user's body; Receiving the transmitted via the body and the actuator (the finger) of the user RF signal by means of the plurality of sensors, wherein the sensor signals are each a measure of the received signal strength of the RF signal.
- sensors that detect, for example, a capacitive change in an area in front of a screen may also be used.
- Such "sensors” can be formed, for example, by transparent conductor tracks, which are preferably arranged in a crossed manner in front of a display device in the form of a touch screen.
- Other non-contact sensors use ultrasound-based or optical methods.
- Such operating according to an optical method sensors each be designed according to the following principle:
- a transmission LED emits a rectangular amplitude modulated light signal in the optical or infrared wavelength range.
- the light signal reflected on an object is detected by a photodiode.
- From a compensation LED is a 180 ° out of phase also rectangular amplitude modulated Reference light signal sent to the photodiode via a fixed light path.
- the compensation LED is adjusted via a control loop by means of a control signal so that cancel the received reflected light signal of the transmit LED and the received reference light signal of the compensation LED on the photodiode and a DC signal is detected.
- a change in the control signal is a measure of the distance of the object.
- a configured according to this principle sensor unit is largely independent of temperature and brightness variations.
- a particularly simple determination of the position of the actuating element (the finger position) starting from the center of gravity position is possible with a method in which the position of the actuating element (finger) is determined starting from the center of gravity position taking into account an offset dependent on the center of gravity position.
- the position of the actuating element (finger) is determined starting from the center of gravity position taking into account an offset dependent on the center of gravity position.
- the space in front of the area is divided into subspaces and an offset is assigned to each subspace.
- the hand position is generally dependent on the desired contact position or instantaneous position of the actuating element (finger). For example, the farther the touch position is laterally away from the driver, the more his palm approaches a parallel orientation to the surface to be considered. This means that it is possible to deduce the hand position based on the determined center of gravity position. This also makes it possible to detect an offset between the center of gravity position and the actuator position (finger position). As a result, the position determination is made more accurate in a simple manner.
- a change in the hand position also results when the user holds a rod or pen as an actuator in his hand and leads.
- the individual offsets assigned to the subspaces can be stored in a table, for example.
- a determination of the actuator position (finger position) thus only makes one Retrieving the corresponding offset value and adding that offset value to the center of gravity position to determine the actuator position (finger position).
- the offset is a function of the center of gravity position.
- the offset is parameterized as a function of the center of gravity position and deposited as a function.
- Such a function can be determined, for example, by means of an interpolation from different specific offsets for different center of gravity positions.
- Another approach for determining the actuator position assumes that the distances assigned to the signal strengths can be adjusted as a function of the determined center of gravity position. This is synonymous with an adaptation of the characteristics of the individual sensors.
- a preferred embodiment therefore provides that assignments of the received signal strengths to determined distances of the actuating element (finger) from the corresponding sensors for the calculation of the finger position are respectively adjusted individually as a function of the determined center of gravity position.
- This method thus enables a second precise triangulation, in which the center of gravity position is used to attenuate (possibly also amplify) individual sensor signals.
- the determination of the actuating element position (finger position) can be further improved with an embodiment in which additionally at least one center of gravity position determined beforehand during the approach is included in the determination of the actuating element position (finger position).
- a direction of movement can be determined.
- Assignment characteristics for different approach directions can be recorded and stored experimentally for the individual sensors. Based on these assignments, a very precise finger position determination can then be carried out. For linear characteristics can this lead to an adaptation of the characteristic slope as a function of the approach direction.
- the area to which the actuator (finger) approximates is a touch screen, and a touch position is detected and provided by the touch screen when the touch screen touches the actuator (finger).
- the touch position is compared with the detected position of the actuator (finger) and corrected by deviation of the offset and / or the assignments of the signal strengths to the distances (i.e., the characteristics of the sensors).
- offsets and mappings are those that provide acceptable location for a variety of users Preferred sitting position deviating sitting position, have a particularly small or very large hand and / or approach her hand and her finger or other actuator on trajectories on the surface, which differ greatly from the commonly used trajectories, can also very precise with the development of the invention Step by step, the position determining device or method for determining the position of the operating element (finger) is thus optimized and personalized.
- the offset and / or the assignments are stored personal. If identification information of the user can be detected, the offset and / or the assignments can thus be stored in a memory and read from this person.
- a position-determining device comprises a further signal generator for generating a further RF signal, which is arranged so that the further RF signal can be coupled into another user and the sensors or further sensors are formed, further sensor signals provide a measure of a received signal strength over the indicate further body and a further actuating element (another finger) of the further user transmitted RF signal and wherein based on the further sensor signals, first a further center of gravity position of the further actuating element (finger) approximated further object (body part) can be determined and the further actuating element position ( Finger position) taking into account the further center of gravity position can be determined.
- the offsets or the allocations corresponding to the different position from which the further user approaches the area are corresponding to different from those of the user. For example, if the user approaches with his left index finger from the left side, this essentially corresponds to a reflection at a center line between the user and the other user. However, if the user approaches, for example, as a right-handed person also with his right index finger of a surface arranged to the left of him, in principle other offsets must be taken into account.
- FIGS. 1a-1d show different approach situations of a right index finger to a display surface, in which the sensors of the position determination unit are arranged adjacent to the corners of the display surface;
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a motor vehicle with a position determination unit arranged adjacent to a display surface
- FIGS. 1 a to 1 d four situations are shown in FIGS. 1 a to 1 d, in which the right index finger 1 as an actuating element is approximated to different contact positions 2-5 on the display surface 6.
- an index finger is assumed as the actuating element.
- it could also be another finger or a hand held and / or guided pin, rod or the like can be used as an actuator. Since the hand 12 and the forearm 13 affect the individual sensors 8-11 differently in different situations, the position determination unit does not determine the correct positions of the right index finger 1 from the sensor signals, but rather respective center of gravity positions 14-17.
- the "attitude" of the center of gravity position varies relative to the body portion (the hand 12, the forearm 13) which is approached to the display surface 6 with the right index finger 1.
- the subdivision into the four subspaces 18-21 is of course only exemplary. Since an approach in the illustrated example is from bottom left to top right, a contact point 22 of all four subspaces is shifted to the bottom left with respect to a center 23 of the display surface 6 or an array of sensors 8-11.
- each corresponding to the corresponding touch position 2-5 of that representation matches.
- the different offsets 24-27 which are assigned to the subspaces 18-21 correspondingly, can be stored, for example, in a memory and retrieved therefrom as a function of the ascertained center of gravity position 14-17.
- a touch position which is provided by a display surface designed as a touchscreen, is compared with the determined finger position in order to correct the individual offsets.
- This makes it possible to personalize the offsets required for the individual subareas or determined center of gravity positions and to store them preferably. If the position determination system can detect a personal identification that is stored, for example, in a personal vehicle key, then the individual offset data can be stored on a personal basis. Different sets of offsets for the individual persons can therefore be stored in the vehicle, for example having a vehicle key personalized by an identification number and used in operating the vehicle.
- a center console designed as a touch screen control 32 is arranged.
- a freely programmable display area 6 On the one hand, information for a user 34 can be output.
- so-called virtual operating elements can be displayed on the freely programmable display area 6, which the user 34 can trigger and / or actuate via contact with an actuating element, here a right index finger 1.
- the actuator will usually be a finger of the user.
- a contactless measuring position determining device 36 is provided to move a position of the finger 1 in a space in front of the operating element 32, i. a monitored volume in front of the display surface 6 to be able to detect.
- Positioning device 36 includes sensors 8-11, which are arranged adjacent to corners 41-44 of the display surface 6. These sensors 8-11 receive a high-frequency signal which is transmitted via the user 34 and its actuating element, the index finger 1, and is capacitively coupled into the sensors 8-11.
- the transmitted high-frequency signal which is called encoder signal, is generated by a signal generator 45, which is integrated in a driver's seat 46.
- the transmitter signal generated with a transmission level is capacitively coupled into the seated on the driver's seat 46 user 34, transmitted via the body 35 of the user 34 and the lower arm 13, hand 12 and index finger 1 and capacitively coupled into the sensors 8-11.
- the sensors each provide a sensor signal that includes information about a received signal strength.
- the individual sensors 8-11 are connected to an evaluation and control unit 47, which determines a position of the index finger 1 in the space in front of the display surface 6 on the basis of the sensor signals. In this case, use is made of the fact that the received signal strengths are each a measure of the distance of the index finger 1 from the corresponding sensor 8-11.
- the position of the finger 1 is determined by first determining by triangulation a center of gravity position of the body parts approximated by the finger 1 (the hand 12 and the forearm 13).
- the evaluation and control unit 47 has a center of gravity position determination module 50.
- An actuator position module 52 also called a finger position calculation module, determines the subspace in which the center of gravity position 33 is located.
- the offset 55 associated with this subspace is retrieved from the memory 51 or read out and added to the center of gravity position 33 to obtain the finger position 53. It is understood that the offset is usually represented by a three-dimensional vector.
- a comparison module 54 determines an optionally existing deviation of the touch position from the determined finger position. If there is a deviation, the offset 55 is adapted accordingly by means of a correction module 56. It can be provided that the offset 55 is only corrected if there is a deviation above a predetermined threshold.
- the position determining device 36 of the illustrated embodiment comprises a further signal transmitter 48, which is integrated in the passenger seat 49.
- the further signal generator 48 preferably generates a high-frequency signal which has a different frequency or represents a high-frequency signal differently modulated with respect to the encoder signal.
- the signal generator 45 and the further signal generator 48 may also be arranged at other locations in the motor vehicle.
- a capacitive coupling of the encoder signal or further encoder signal is particularly easy, for example, by incorporating conductive mats in the seat.
- other offsets are used, which are usually assigned to other subspaces. Otherwise, the determination of the further finger position of the other finger can be carried out analogously.
- Actuator position calculation module calculates the finger position based on an offset from the center of gravity position 33 offset, which in turn is calculated by means of an offset calculation module 57 based on a function of the center of gravity position 33. This makes it possible to make a very subtle subdivision of the room into sub-points.
- the function can be parameterized on the basis of interpolated offsets derived from individual measured centroid positions and finger positions.
- the actuator position calculation module is adapted to determine the finger position by triangulation, but by means of an assignment module 58 an assignment of a received signal strength to a distance depending on the determined center of gravity position or even depending on a direction of approach for each of the sensors is adjusted.
- the approach direction of the finger can be derived taking into account at least one previously determined center of gravity position. It is also possible to determine the direction of approach using previously determined finger positions. In general, the direction of approach can be determined using previously determined positions.
- An adaptation of the assignment received signal strength to distance corresponds to an adaptation of the characteristic of a sensor. If this characteristic is linear, then, for example, there may be a change in the assignment in an adaptation of the straight line gradient.
- the actuator position calculation module calculates the finger position based on the individually matched assignments from the sensor signals via triangulation.
- Deviations between the measured contact position and the determined finger position can also be used in this embodiment in order to adapt the assignments in this case.
- the information required for the finger position calculation can in each case be stored user-specifically in the memory, provided that an identification module 59 of the position determination unit can identify the user, for example by means of an identification number coded in a vehicle key, which is transmitted to the position determination unit.
- the individual described modules of the evaluation and control unit can be implemented both in software and in hardware or in a combination thereof.
- the evaluation and control unit may in particular comprise a computer unit which can execute a program code stored in the memory.
- the individual modules can then be implemented as program code modules. It also follows that a sharp demarcation of the functionality of the individual modules is often not possible and that these can be partially or completely summarized.
- the different components of the position determination unit can be distributed in the motor vehicle. They can also be integrated into one or more components.
- the evaluation and control unit can in particular be integrated in a central control unit and / or a multi-function operating device in which the above-mentioned display area is also integrated.
- Fig. 3a to 3c further situations are shown, in which an index finger 1 of an elongated display surface 6 is approximated.
- sensors 8-10 are arranged along an upper edge 61 of the display surface 6.
- the index finger approximates a position on the left edge 62 of the display surface 6, none of the sensors 8-10 will be significantly disturbed by the hand 12 or forearm 13.
- Fig. 3b the situation is shown, in which the finger 1 of a contact position 63 in a center of the display surface 6 is approximated.
- the sensors 8 and 9 which are arranged at the upper left corner or centrally above the upper edge 61 of the display surface 6, influenced by the hand 12 and the forearm 13, so that a determined center of gravity deviates significantly from the finger position.
- an appropriately assigned offset may be used to calculate the correct finger position, as described above.
- the characteristics, ie the associations of the received signal strength to a corresponding distance can be adapted to determine the finger position directly by means of triangulation methods.
- the embodiments use sensors that detect RF signals transmitted via the human body, it is also possible to use any other sensors which can contact an object without approaching a surface and in this case generate a sensor signal which measures the distance of the object from the sensor.
- the above-mentioned sensors can be used.
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